Civil Disobedience Movement

The Civil Disobedience Movement, launched in 1930, was the second major mass movement of India’s freedom struggle after the Non-Cooperation Movement. It was also called the Salt Satyagraha as it began with the defiance of the British salt laws.

  • For the first time, the Indian National Congress declared Complete Independence (Purna Swaraj) as its official goal. Mahatma Gandhi formally launched the movement on 6 April 1930 by breaking the salt law after completing the historic Dandi March. The movement saw mass arrests across the country and widespread protests against British rule.

Background

  • Nationalists protested against the arrest of several ....
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